The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-06-05
SOME RICH COLORED MEN.
WHAT THEY ARE WORTH IND NOW
THEY CAME BY THEIR MONEY
Ono Millionaire, and Quite . Number Worth
Hundred Thousand Dollars or More
Coiered Women Blessed with Riches.


The wealth Of the $4,000 Africo-Amerlcan
residents OF Now York city can be fairly esti-
mated at about $3.0000O0. About s2,000,0OO OF
this Is In cash and on deposit in various savings
banks Tho most conspicuous OF our Africo-
American Taxpayers In this city and Brook
lyn Is DR.. Philip A. White. whose wealth is said
to be about 100000 In cash and real estate. DIR.
White owns tho wholesale drug store at Gold
and Frankfort streets, In this city, which he has
conducted nearly twenty-five years. Ho also
owns several houses in Brooklyn. where no re-
sides. DIR. White Ia to retire from business
Mrs. Mary yandyke, philanthropic widow.
living In East 117th street, Is said to BIO worth
$4,000. She owns two houses on Sullivan
street and one on Wooster street. which she
rents for large sums Of money.
Dr. p. w. Ray Of Brooklyn is worth something
over 100000. He is q physician, born In this
city and educated in Maine. He studied
short while both In France and Germany, and
Is o prominent Mason.
Mrs. Susan Mckinney OF Brooklyn was the
first female graduate of her race from a medi-
cal college In this country. She graduated in
1870 from the women's Medical College, and is
now on the medical Istaff of the Women's Dis
pensary in Brooklyn. She also has hand
some bank account and lives well.
The Gloucester estate In Brooklyn is valued
at s35O.OOO Mrs. Gloucester was shrewd
business woman. A native OF Philadelphia,
she came to New York some years ago, pur-
chased the large building at Clinton and Rem
sen streets, Brooklyn. which was then used as
ing house. which has. been ever, since well
* OF The psr White
daughters. guided by. her husband. DR.. J: \.
Gloucester, have conducted the place. The
estate embraces several brown stone fronts.
AMONG the HiFicap race race Mr. Hesdra was born
tie sfeaen Of his asSs Ills WIZ
Success IS q which laid tho foundatiqn 81 bis
Ely wed Ike III sa5s
as vii To- Se sa reave
course. a great portion OF II passed into the
EsSls Il o the " wd hi a mn
5000 and sd0s so Ss are s0 Messs Lucas
owns several houses in Harlem; Mr.. Warren
S bns ~ # ana Pso Shas Dr. & Ge
School Prot. Reason, owns the handsome
The negroes Of the South and West are far in
E Es Rs hF an caa p M c SSm
bia, who is Of African extraction. and who is
the heaviest axpayer of the colored race there,
six worth $4,000 each; fifteen worth $4,000
worth sSe66 eac H which }oot ssi up soS
divided among ninety-lye persons. and Wash
ingtop has black population of over 10000;
quarter Of million. but his property in Wash
ington is assessed only at sls,s95, He owns, a
is also large holder OF Government bonds.
W. IL Lee OF Ge9rgetoWn. a Hour and and feed
shsn Is S fSE%ssa Ss
Atkins family-two sisters and brother. They
have large accumul ations therefrom:, r. Il.
nopoiy OF the o washing for the Pullman l Palace
stocked farm, and $4,000 in cash
-brickmakers, glassblowers; silk work.
ers cigarmakersi turner's. jewellers Hers: bakers.
81 worh Of pop Bueen
Eckens Is owner and manager of n pottery at
Haddontield. whose work at the New Orleans
tate tat Is valued ut $1,000 4enry Hopper. steam
and is worth $4,000. J. n, Herbert, manufae
asd dealer sb a an t
9 stocking factory at Camden, and Dempsey
D. Butler. dealer In real estate. are each worth
Philadelphia leads the van in the North SO
far as skilled and wealthy negroes are con
%oas d T. the Is faa to
dents OF African descent. Among the sable
merchants are to DO found real estate. conl,
ers, and traders in china ware. These are rep
resentatives q enormous wealth. One man
worth the half q mSn ioa lie %
400 houses In the city. besides property else
lest t Of the sable PhiiadeIphians. He OWNS a
public hall large amount OF real estate, and
th r others s Who are worth 100000 each one,
se0.O00;' two $4,000; one. $4,000; seven,
thirteen s2oEoo seven s,.59o9 nine nine
which makes an aggregate Of nearly two and a
alfmillons in ths bends Of less than one hun
tate owners Of African descent than any largo
S II s is Joseph bSs
000 and real estate assessed at s50o6o. lanes
Raber & c
Of two he in his
and is worth nearly 100000. His not income
on strawberries alone ono year was 800. He
has valuable property in fruit land. VIM. II.
Butler builder and planter at Annapolis. is
worth $4,000 and owns fifty tenement houses
ana Gnree IHTL1S. :.
In Virginia many Of those who bought small
farms years ago have realized u large income
In consequence OF their Increased value during
the past few years. Samuel Harris of Williams:
burg runs large estab lishment on the plan OF
Wanamaker. the Philadelphia millionair ire mer-
chant. and is growing wealthy. He 10 ,w9rth
$4,000. In the cities Of Portsmouth and Nor
folk twenty firms represent 100000. In Peters
burg ten negroes In business are worth from
$1,000 to 100000 each. There is bunch OF
half halt @issn. William S fI yons SsrSsr i
Xorth s50,090, He Is the wealthiest negro in
Richmond. William Gray. a successful butcher
and farmer of Alexandria, is worth $4,000.
The q, negroes Of Augusta county, So less less than
OF property. Fifty individuals in the State ne
farmers, represent n wealth Of Sl,OOO.UOn.
George Thornton Of Prince Edward county, an
OF the war, ani now he has several we'll
stocked farms, and is worth 100000. He knows
nothing whatever Of BOOKS. Samuel Boiling,
who has for forty years, carried on th% business
OF brick making ut FarnNiIlr, wi Ill in thirty
miles OF where Lee surrendered, is worth
100000. and has one OF the best country places
In the county.
North Carolina has a large showing Of negro
tradesmen, among whom arI wholesale deal
ers silvorsmiths. ksmiths, gunsmiths, boot